Adelaide Hamilton
| Adelaide Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adelaide Hamilton January 9, 1830 Saratoga Springs, New York |
| 💀Died | May 9, 1915 (aged 85) Manhattan, New York, U.S.May 9, 1915 (aged 85) |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | John Church Hamilton Maria Eliza van den Heuvel |
| 👪 Relatives | Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (grandmother) Alexander Hamilton (grandfather) Alexander Hamilton (general) (brother) Schuyler Hamilton (brother) |
| Family | Hamilton family |
Adelaide Hamilton (January 9, 1830 – May 9, 1915) was an author, member of the Colonial Dames of America, and the last surviving granddaughter of Alexander Hamilton.
Early life[edit]
Hamilton was born on January 9,1830. She was the tenth child of John Church Hamilton (1792-1882) and Maria Eliza Van Den Heuvel (1795-1873)[1]
Her paternal grandparents were Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father of the United States, and Elizabeth Schuyler. His maternal grandparents were Baron John Cornelius van den Heuvel, the one-time governor of Dutch Guiana and Charlotte Apthorp van den Heuvel.[2]
Later Life and Death[edit]
In 1875, Hamilton published a four-part hymn, Lord in this Thy mercy's day.Hamilton, Adelaide (1875). Lord in this Thy mercy's day. Hammond. p. 1-3. Search this book on 
In 1890, Adelaide joined the Colonial Dames of America and was a member for many years. The Hereditary Register of the United States of America. The Hereditary Register of the United States of America. The Hereditary Register of the United States of America. United States Heredity Register, 1981. 1891. p. 68. Search this book on
In 1899, Adelaide testified against her younger sister, Alice Hamilton to see if she was insane. Hamilton said that her younger sister imagined that she could not walk, had religious delusions and imagined that all of her relatives were dead=>"MISS HAMILTON DECLARED INSANE; | Wealthy Granddaughter of Alexander Hamilton Pronounced So By Jury". The New York Times. January 17, 1899. Retrieved 17 January 2018.</ref>
Adelaide Hamilton died on May 9, 1915, at her residence at 17 West, Twentieth Street, She had outlived all of her siblings and cousins, thus making her the last surviving granddaughter and grandchild of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler. She is buried with her father, mother, her younger sister Alice and older sister Charlotte Augusta Hamilton (1819-1896), along with her younger brother Lauren's Hamilton. (1834-1858) Adelaide Hamilton at Find a GraveLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value)..</ref>
References[edit]
- ↑ Reynolds, Cuyler; Cutter, William Richard (1914). "(II) John Church Hamilton". Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 1384–1390. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
- ↑ "GEN. SCHUYLER HAMILTON DEAD; | Grandson of Alexander Hamilton, Who Distinguished Himself in the Mexican and Civil Wars". The New York Times. March 19, 1903. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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